Tag: Vic Fangio

Broncos wish Christian Parker well as he exits team

Broncos coach Sean Payton and GM George Paton gave Christian Parker glowing reviews when he left the club to reunite with Vic Fangio.

Before what ended up being his final season with the Denver Broncos, Vic Fangio hired Christian Parker as the club’s defensive backs coach in 2021.

Fangio was fired after that season and the team’s next coach, Nathaniel Hackett, kept Parker on his staff in 2022. Hackett lasted less than a full season before he was also fired. The club’s next coach, Sean Payton, also kept Parker on his staff in 2023, and he also attempted to bring Fangio back as a coordinator.

Fangio did not want to return to Denver, so Payton ended up hiring Vance Joseph instead. Parker stuck around for one season under Joseph before asking to leave this spring to reunite with Fangio, who now coaches with the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Broncos could have blocked Parker’s lateral move — he’s now a “passing game coordinator,” a title Denver easily could have given him — but Payton let the coach exit.

“Christian was with us and he got promoted,” Payton said at the NFL combine on Feb. 27. “[The Eagles are] getting a bright young coach. Obviously, Vic knows him because he’s work with him before. Christian’s really sharp. I’d say his degree, if you will, in defensive football is in that scheme.

“He was a pleasure to work with. I’m excited that he has that opportunity. Vic and I talked at length about Christian. He was one of the coaches that we kept from last year’s staff.”

Broncos general manager George Paton was also full of praise when asked about Parker at the combine.

“Christian is outstanding,” Paton said. “He’s young, poised beyond his years. Very good teacher. I don’t know how old he is but he came in here to coach Justin Simmons, Pat Surtain and Kareem Jackson. I would just say he’s a really good teacher.

“In regard to me, he’s a very good evaluator and when we got involved in the draft process, free agent process, he was outstanding as an evaluator. I feel like [the Eagles] really got a star in Christian Parker.”

To replace Parker, Denver hired Jim Leonhard as their new DBs coach.

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Eagles announce finalized coaching staff for 2024 season

The Philadelphia Eagles announced the addition of nine new coaches to the staff, including Defensive Coordinator Vic Fangio and Offensive Coordinator Kellen Moore

The Eagles announced a revamped coaching staff for 2024 that’ll include significant changes at offensive and defensive coordinator positions.

In all, the Eagles welcome nine new coaches to the staff, including Defensive Coordinator Vic Fangio and Offensive Coordinator Kellen Moore.

Three members from last year’s coaching staff return with new titles.

5 things Ravens can learn from Chiefs’ win over 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII

We’re looking at five things the Baltimore Ravens can learn from the Kansas City Chiefs 25-22 win over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 58

The 2024 NFL offseason is officially underway after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII to secure back-to-back Lombardi wins.

After dominating the 49ers during the regular season, the Ravens will spend this spring and summer thinking what if after a 17-10 loss to the Chiefs in the AFC title game.

There are lessons to be learned from every game played, and even though Baltimore wasn’t in the Super Bowl, they can take formulas and gems from both teams.

With NFL free agency fast approaching, here are five things the Ravens can learn from the Chiefs’ 25-22 win over the 49ers in overtime.

5 things Eagles can learn from Chiefs’ win over 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII

We’re looking at five things the Philadelphia Eagles can learn from the Kansas City Chiefs 25-22 win over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 58

The 2024 NFL offseason is officially underway after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII to secure back-to-back Lombardi wins.

It was enjoyable for Fletcher Cox and the Eagles to see Deebo Samuel and the 49ers suffer another heartbreaking defeat, but now the real work begins.

There are lessons to be learned from every game played, and even though Philadelphia wasn’t in the Super Bowl, they can take formulas and gems from both teams.

With NFL free agency fast approaching, here are five things the Eagles can learn from the Chiefs’ 25-22 win over the 49ers in overtime.

List of Broncos coaches since their last Super Bowl win

The Broncos are on their fifth coach since Gary Kubiak’s Super Bowl win, and their ninth coach since Mike Shanahan’s back-to-back titles.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have had just three head coaches since 1969: Chuck Noll (’69-’91), Bill Cowher (’92-’06) and Mike Tomlin (’07-present). During that same period, the Denver Broncos have had 16 head coaches (including three interim coaches).

The Steelers are an anomaly — most NFL teams would love to have that kind of continuity at head coach, but finding the right man for the job is a difficult task at the highest level of football.

Denver found the perfect candidate in 2015 when they hired Gary Kubiak. He immediately won a Super Bowl in his first season with the team, but he stepped down just one season later for health reasons.

Since then, the Broncos have had five new coaches (including one interim coach). Sean Payton is the latest man to hold the job, and fans in Denver will hope he keeps the role longer than his predecessors.

Kubiak was the team’s fourth coach after Mike Shanahan won back-to-back Super Bowls. Payton will now aim to follow up in his footsteps and become the team’s third coach to win a title.

Eagles (and Vic Fangio) poach promising young coach from Broncos

Christian Parker left the Broncos to join Vic Fangio’s defensive staff with the Eagles. Vance Joseph remains Denver’s defensive coordinator.

The Denver Broncos will need a new defensive backs coach in 2024.

After interviewing for defensive coordinator openings with the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers, defensive backs coach Christian Parker is leaving the Broncos, but not for a DC job.

Parker has left Denver to join Vic Fangio’s defensive staff with the Philadelphia Eagles, according to multiple reports. It’s essentially a lateral move — Parker will become a “passing game coordinator” in Philadelphia, a title the Broncos could have given him in 2024.

Denver could have blocked Parker’s move, but Denver head coach Sean Payton allowed the young coach to reunite with Fangio. Parker, 32, was hired by Fangio in 2021.

The Broncos have now lost two promising young defensive coaches in consecutive offseasons: Ejiro Evero in 2023 and Parker in 2024. After Evero left last year, Payton wanted to replace him with Fangio, but Fangio did not want to return to Denver.

The Broncos ultimately ended up hiring Vance Joseph as DC. Evero left, Parker left and Fangio wouldn’t return. Now Joseph remains.

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Dolphins officially hire Anthony Weaver as their new defensive coordinator

The Miami Dolphins are hiring Baltimore Ravens assistant coach Anthony Weaver to be their new defensive coordinator

The Miami Dolphins have found their replacement for former defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, officially hiring Anthony Weaver away from the Baltimore Ravens.

After Mike Macdonald exited for Seattle, Weaver departed Baltimore, where he was the Ravens’ assistant head coach and defensive line coach.

Miami sought change and mutually agreed to part ways with Vic Fangio, and after interviewing several other candidates, he’ll land on Mike McDaniel’s staff.

The 43-year-old Weaver played seven seasons in the NFL as a defensive end for the Ravens (2002-2005) and Houston Texans (2006-2008) after being a second-round pick out of Notre Dame.

Weaver broke into the NFL coaching ranks as an assistant linebacker coach for the New York Jets in 2012.

Since then, he’s been on staff for the Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, and Texans before landing with the Ravens in 2021.

Dolphins finalizing deal to hire Anthony Weaver as new defensive coordinator

The Miami Dolphins are hiring Baltimore Ravens assistant coach Anthony Weaver to be their new defensive coordinator

The Miami Dolphins have found their replacement for former defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, poaching Anthony Weaver away from the Baltimore Ravens.

After Mike Macdonald exited for Seattle, Weaver departed Baltimore, where he was the Ravens’ assistant head coach and defensive line coach.

Miami sought change and mutually agreed to part ways with Vic Fangio, and after interviewing several other candidates, he’ll land on Mike McDaniel’s staff.

The 43-year-old Weaver played seven seasons in the NFL as a defensive end for the Ravens (2002-2005) and Houston Texans (2006-2008) after being a second-round pick out of Notre Dame.

Weaver broke into the NFL coaching ranks as an assistant linebacker coach for the New York Jets in 2012.

Since then, he’s been on staff for the Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, and Texans before landing with the Ravens in 2021.

Eagles DB coach D.K. McDonald expected to be named Kansas Jayhawks new co-defensive coordinator

D.K. McDonald departing Eagles to accept DC job at Kansas

The Eagles are losing another staffer, as defensive backs coach D.K. McDonald is expected to go to Kansas to become the Jayhawks new co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach.

Before arriving in Philadelphia, he’d spent the previous five seasons at Iowa State, where he served as the pass game coordinator and worked with the defensive backs.

McDonald is replacing former co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach Jordan Peterson who left to assume a position on the Texas A&M staff.

Kansas is coming off of back-to-back bowl game appearances under head coach Lance Leipold.

Eagles hiring Dolphins safeties coach Joe Kasper

Miami loses a seventh member of their coaching staff.

The Miami Dolphins have lost another coach since the end of their 2023 campaign, as NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe is reporting that Dolphins safeties coach Joe Kasper is joining the Philadelphia Eagles staff in the same capacity and reuniting with defensive coordinator Vic Fangio.

News broke Thursday night that the team had requested Miami’s permission to interview Kasper for the lateral move, and the Dolphins have obviously approved that.

The Dolphins have now lost seven members of the coaching staff this offseason and will be looking for a new safeties coach again for the third year in a row (no one held the position (2020-21).